On 2013-05-05 10:56, Christopher Schwan wrote:
> On Sunday 05 May 2013 10:34:00 you wrote:
>> I emerged sage and after starting it I wrote:
>>
>> x=var('x');simplify(x+1-x)
>>
>> and as a result I got:
>>
>> RuntimeError: ECL says: Module error: Don't know how to REQUIRE MAXIMA.
>>
>> if anyone else has sage installed, does above work?
>
> Yes, it does.
>
>> if yes, what are the versions of software sage is depending on?
>
> I've got the same as you.
>
>> "equery --no-color g =sci-mathematics/sage-5.8-r3" shows me:
>>
>> sci-mathematics/sage-5.8-r3:
>> [ 0] sci-mathematics/sage-5.8-r3
>> [ 1] dev-lisp/ecls-12.12.1
>> [ 1] sci-mathematics/maxima-5.29.1-r1
>> [..]
>
> Reinstalling both deps should fix the problem:
>
> emerge -1 =dev-lisp/ecls-12.12.1
> emerge -1 =sci-mathematics/maxima-5.29.1-r1
>
wow, thanks. now it works! (I had to recompile maxima too, even though
only ecls had the wrong version.) thanks again for the quick solution.
